I would note that for a long time the Green Party had no MPs, even the old Reform Party was largely a one man show at first. The media focus on party leaders and the PPC has not attracted decent high profile candidates nor had any former Conservative or indepdent MPs want to join.
Bernier already has his leadership confirmed, and in the last election the review was called quickly to prevent new people from becoming members in time to vote.
The PPC is going nowhere without a leader from The West... but Bernier has a tight grip... about 80% voted to confirm him as leader.
Immigration has been a big issue and the PPC could have capitalized on it, but with Max, they couldn't get enough media coverage.
Essentially the PPC is like a one-issue non-profit where money goes to pay for staff and fundraising.
Max goofed in not staying with the CPC to run another time for leader. What else is he going to do to earn a living? Chances are that unless a new party forms in Alberta federally, the PPC will drag on for a while yet, but another far right party with a Western leader would take away 90% of the little support they have now.
At the risk of engaging in semantics, Bernier does not have a "tight" grip, he has *complete* and utter control over the party. The party has no Constitution, so nothing would compel him to resign in the face of a negative leadership "review", and there would be no process for picking a successor apart from his dictates. Legally speaking, the PPC and Bernier are one and the same.
The PPC was bound to go nowhere as soon as Bernier decided that the party would have no Constitution. It may be a miracle that the party achieves even 0.7% of the vote, given this lack of one of the most fundamental building blocks of internal democracy and long-term political planning.
Since it has no identity apart from the Leader, the PPC will collapse as soon as Bernier loses interest in it. But then, I suppose he will only lose interest when his party income dries up...
The Conservative Party has lots of seats and lots of money (so less % on admin, duh) and what have they done? Lose again and it is an all time record. Look within. I notice they have courage now to steal PPC policies on immigration though diluted.
I love it when they blame PPC's 100 votes for losing a riding when 20,000 people in the riding did not vote. Assumes a) PPCers would vote and B) would have voted Cons. Not going to vote for lock down parties thanks.
I imagine Reform in UK and Milei terrify the establishment Parties though.
Using elected MP is a crap metric as is the out of scale differernty between the two parties problematic.. however you completely overlook the rational for sustaining the party. It's is an ultra right party which gives your folks cover for some racist “ but not as bad” as Bernier positions. And for those ultra fascists and the social reactionarys they attract it nice to matain a plan B in case the conservative start drifting back towards the center, say like getting rid of pp Trump and putting a Canadian conservative as leader. If that happens Bernier’s group will become relevant again as media and money will swing to them. Nice artical ,but wow do you not follow politics?
We, the people of Canada, are funding the People’s Party of Canada, via 75% rebates to donors.
The CPC used its publicly funded largesse to destroy Jagmeet Singh, despite the CPC needing an NDP-Liberal vote split to win false majority government.
Is this too much money for its own good?
Why are we funding the grift and gambles of political parties?
Let's stop rebating donors.
Instead let's pay a per vote subsidy to every party. This should focus resources on election campaigns and political organizing.
Nah, let's get rid of all subsidies to all political parties altogether. Our political system would be highly discriminatory against Independent candidates and the smallest parties even if all those subsidies were taken away.
I would note that for a long time the Green Party had no MPs, even the old Reform Party was largely a one man show at first. The media focus on party leaders and the PPC has not attracted decent high profile candidates nor had any former Conservative or indepdent MPs want to join.
Bernier already has his leadership confirmed, and in the last election the review was called quickly to prevent new people from becoming members in time to vote.
The PPC is going nowhere without a leader from The West... but Bernier has a tight grip... about 80% voted to confirm him as leader.
Immigration has been a big issue and the PPC could have capitalized on it, but with Max, they couldn't get enough media coverage.
Essentially the PPC is like a one-issue non-profit where money goes to pay for staff and fundraising.
Max goofed in not staying with the CPC to run another time for leader. What else is he going to do to earn a living? Chances are that unless a new party forms in Alberta federally, the PPC will drag on for a while yet, but another far right party with a Western leader would take away 90% of the little support they have now.
At the risk of engaging in semantics, Bernier does not have a "tight" grip, he has *complete* and utter control over the party. The party has no Constitution, so nothing would compel him to resign in the face of a negative leadership "review", and there would be no process for picking a successor apart from his dictates. Legally speaking, the PPC and Bernier are one and the same.
The PPC was bound to go nowhere as soon as Bernier decided that the party would have no Constitution. It may be a miracle that the party achieves even 0.7% of the vote, given this lack of one of the most fundamental building blocks of internal democracy and long-term political planning.
Since it has no identity apart from the Leader, the PPC will collapse as soon as Bernier loses interest in it. But then, I suppose he will only lose interest when his party income dries up...
The Conservative Party has lots of seats and lots of money (so less % on admin, duh) and what have they done? Lose again and it is an all time record. Look within. I notice they have courage now to steal PPC policies on immigration though diluted.
I love it when they blame PPC's 100 votes for losing a riding when 20,000 people in the riding did not vote. Assumes a) PPCers would vote and B) would have voted Cons. Not going to vote for lock down parties thanks.
I imagine Reform in UK and Milei terrify the establishment Parties though.
Using elected MP is a crap metric as is the out of scale differernty between the two parties problematic.. however you completely overlook the rational for sustaining the party. It's is an ultra right party which gives your folks cover for some racist “ but not as bad” as Bernier positions. And for those ultra fascists and the social reactionarys they attract it nice to matain a plan B in case the conservative start drifting back towards the center, say like getting rid of pp Trump and putting a Canadian conservative as leader. If that happens Bernier’s group will become relevant again as media and money will swing to them. Nice artical ,but wow do you not follow politics?
Certainly feels like it, it is all about the money when it comes politics, show me the money.
We, the people of Canada, are funding the People’s Party of Canada, via 75% rebates to donors.
The CPC used its publicly funded largesse to destroy Jagmeet Singh, despite the CPC needing an NDP-Liberal vote split to win false majority government.
Is this too much money for its own good?
Why are we funding the grift and gambles of political parties?
Let's stop rebating donors.
Instead let's pay a per vote subsidy to every party. This should focus resources on election campaigns and political organizing.
Nah, let's get rid of all subsidies to all political parties altogether. Our political system would be highly discriminatory against Independent candidates and the smallest parties even if all those subsidies were taken away.
Good take. Highest percentage of popular vote was in Beauce, 5.8%